Iain M. Banks's Culture novels are set around the Culture, a vast post-scarcity civilisation run jointly by humans and highly intelligent machines. Books such as Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games and Use of Weapons take different characters, places and conflicts, often viewing the Culture from its edges or through people working for its interventionist organisations. The novels share a universe rather than one continuing plot, so they can generally be read independently; publication order is useful if you want to see Banks develop the setting and its ideas. These are idea-heavy space operas combining large-scale technology with politics, moral argument, dark humour and frequent changes of perspective. Read more Less
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